Contests - The Writer - The Writer magazine.
Welcome to Ageless Authors, a publishing project for writers age 65 and older. Submit your short stories, essays, poetry and artwork for our contests. Experience the thrill of having your work published in one of our anthologies. And if you need assistance, we can help.
CBC Books has compiled a list of some of the writing contests open to young Canadians. Below, where prizes are listed, the amount cited is for the grand prize — other prizes may be available.
Below are lists of competitions, contests, prizes and awards for short story collections and short fiction compilation books. I started this list for my own reference, as I was looking for competitions to enter my own short story collections into and found that these kinds of awards are rare.
Jan 26, 2016 - If you like story lines filled with mystery, manipulation, and magic, you’ll love The Chaser by John Collier.The most interesting part about using this piece as a close reading exercise (It’s only two pages long.) is that after each reading, students often change their minds about 1) what constitutes criminal intent, 2) what qualifies someone as a victim, and 3) what types.
The plot of this short story is that, Alan; a young man who is madly in love with a woman; Diana who knows not a thing about Alan and tries to poison Diana, with a love potion in order to get Diana to notice and Fall in love with Alan. Little does Alan know the Love potion he purchases from the old man, is not permanent and he will soon return for more in order for Diana to remain in love with.
For this contest you are to write a short poem. It should only have three lines. But the structure is that of a Haiku. The first line has 5 syllables. The second line has 7 syllables. The third line has 5 syllables again. Write about anything. Enter for your chance at the cash prize. Deadline in 23 days.
The most common type of writing competitions on our list are short story competitions, but we also feature opportunities for poetry, flash fiction, essays, and full manuscripts. We hope there is something here to satisfy every taste :) We try to keep this list as up-to-date as possible.